Thank you to all the stakeholders who provided comments on the ARB proposed changes. The Board is currently reviewing all comments. At this time, an implementation date has not been confirmed. Please continue to visit our website for more information.

A number of changes have been proposed to the ARB’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. The public is welcome to review the proposed changes and email comments and suggestions to the ARB Registrar, with the subject line Comments on Proposed Rules Changes. Feedback received between July 8, 2019 and August 2, 2019 will be considered

To continue improving its processes, the Assessment Review Board is proposing a number of changes to its Rules and some of its practices, outlined in this memo. The proposed Rules will be posted for review on our website on July 8, 2019. Explanatory Note Further to the Board’s memo dated July 3, 2019, please see

A new digital tax calculator can help you decide whether you want to appeal your property assessment to The Assessment Review Board. You can use the calculator to see how much money you could potentially save. The self-help tool only needs three pieces of information to estimate possible savings if you successfully reduce your property

Note: Please be advised that the April Master Lists for both General and Summary Proceedings will be posted within the first couple of weeks of April to accommodate the deeming of all eligible open appeals. Any appeal that is still open before the Board as of March 31 will be automatically deemed for the subsequent

Please be advised that the Board will only provide ‘Schedule of Event’ notice copies to parties of newly filed Self Represented Summary or General Appeals. The Board will continue to assign Commencement Dates with Schedule of Event timeline dates to all new General or Summary appeals and updated master appeal lists for both streams will

Important Notice – 2018-2020 Filing Deadlines: For any property that does not classify or have a portion classified as residential, farm, managed forest or conservation land and does not require a RfR as a precondition to an appeal, the filing deadlines are as follows: 2018 – April 3, 2018 2019 – April 1, 2019 2020

The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (OAGO) recently conducted a value-for-money audit in the 2016/17 audit year for the Assessment Review Board (ARB) and the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). We welcomed this opportunity to work with the OAGO to ensure ELTO’s stewardship of public funds, and to demonstrate value-for-money in our delivery of

Any appeals that were still active as of November 14, 2017 have been assigned a commencement date and notices have been issued. For more information in regards to assigned commencement dates, please visit ARB’s Proceedings webpage.

The following property codes have been added to Summary Proceedings: 332: Duplex 333: Residential property with three self-contained units 334: Residential property with four self-contained units 335: Residential property with five self-contained units 336: Residential property with six self-contained units 350: Row housing, with three to six units under single ownership For more information, and